# Accident 20210719004309A: Cessna 172R, Rochester, NY, July 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1191° N, 77.6719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1191&lon=-77.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719004309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRMEN WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT ROCHESTER AIRPORT.  AIRMEN STATED ON APPROACH HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND TRIED TO SAVE THE LANDING BY FORCING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN INSTEAD OF INITIATING A GO AROUND.  HE PORPOISED AND LANDED HARD.  AIRMAN WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA301), Jul 19, 2021: Cessna 172 (N489MA), Rochester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive speed and improper landing flare which resulted in abnormal runway contact, porpoising, and substantial damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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